Exercise

The Romanian Navy deployed its forces to the full in the Black Sea, with dozens of ships, patrol planes, helicopters, and thousands of military personnel taking part in the large naval exercise.

North Korea fired “multiple unidentified ballistic missiles” into the sea on Monday, the same day South Korea and the US began a major joint military drill.

Beijing had given notice that the warships could potentially fire live weapons during an exercise on Friday, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said.

European nations are stepping up their preparations to tackle wildfires this summer ahead of an expected record wildfire season.